1. A collaborative project of the University of New Mexico Los Alamos and the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

2.  Webster’s: “To work jointly with others or together in an intellectual endeavor” Wikipedia: “Working together to achieve a goal…a process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, (more than the intersection of common goals, but a deep, collective, determination to reach an identical objective…)organizations Collaboration

3.   Collaborative Leaders Willing to Commit “Getting value from difference is at the heart of the collaborative leader’s task… they have to learn to share control, and to trust a partner to deliver, even though that partner may operate very differently from themselves.” From: “Collaborative Leadership: How to Succeed In an Interconnected World,” David Archer & Alex Cameron  Strong Theoretical Foundation  Financial Resources Committed State Justice Institute & NM AOC Keys & Challenges to Success

4.  Step 1 Strong Collaborative Leadership Step 2 Operational Leadership Step 3 Defining the Common Goal Step 4 Accepting the Risks of Moving Forward Step 5 Steps to Success Addressing Institutional Differences & Reaffirming the Collaborative Goal

5. NMCLA Reconvening the Partnership Expanding the Partnership Keeping Services Affordable and Relevant Id entifying New Collaborative Opportunities Maintain the Commitment of the Key Collaborators Looking Ahead

6. Examples of Ongoing & Potential Collaborations Language Access Inside the Courtroom Training opportunities for court interpreter candidates Professional Development Classes Online Interpreter Training Collaborators: PIC-CLAC, NMAOC, NMCLA/UNM-LA Online Skills Building Workshop Online introductory interpreter training Collaborators: NMAOC, NVAOC, NMCLA/UNM-LA Justice System Interpreting Certificate Program Online/Hybrid Interpreting Training. Collaborators: NMAOC, UNM Law School, NMCLA/UNM-LA Language Access Outside the Courtroom Training opportunities for bilingual & monolingual court staff Language Access Specialist Certificate Program Online Training for bilingual court staff. Collaborators: NMAOC, NMCLA/UNM-LA Language Access Basic Training Online/Downloadable language access basic training suite for bilingual & monolingual court staff. Collaborators: NCSC, CCJ/COSCA, NMAOC, NMCLA/UNM-LA, SJI, State Courts of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina

7.  New Mexico Center for Language Access Director – Paula Couselo-Findikoglu paulavcouselo@nmcenterforlanguageaccess.org 505-270-0206 paulavcouselo@nmcenterforlanguageaccess.org New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts Language Access Services – Pamela Sánchez aocpjs@nmcourts.govaocpjs@nmcourts.gov 505-827-4822